Proverbs 8:3
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
KJV
juxta portas civitatis, in ipsis foribus loquitur, dicens :
Vulgate
παρὰ γὰρ πύλαις δυναστῶν παρεδρεύει, ἐν δὲ εἰσόδοις ὑμνεῖται
LXX
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
ASV
לְ/יַד שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְ/פִי קָ֑רֶת מְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣ים תָּרֹֽנָּה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
י
y
noun · 496×
יְרַנֵּֽנוּ
yrnnv
verb · 52×
מְב֣וֹא
mbv'
noun · 23×
פֶּ֖תַח
ptch
noun · 162×
קָ֑רֶת
qrt
noun · 5×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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